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Standards Alignment

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Subject Area

Math: Elementary Math: Math and Literature

Math: Elementary Math: Number Sense and Estimation

Math: Elementary Math: Algebraic Thinking

Math: Elementary Math: Basic Facts

Level

K-5

Activity Time

60 Minutes

TI Calculator

TI-15 Explorer™/TI-10

Other Materials

Book: The Ugly Vegetables
Grid paper
Garden grid
Plant cutout activity sheets
Crayons or markers
Glue
Scissors
Playing cards or old business cards
Play money
Vegetable price table

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Activity Overview

Students investigate area with nonstandard and standard units of measure. They work to plan a unique vegetable garden and calculate the costs of plants for the garden.

Before the Activity

See the attached PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity

Print pages 149 - 166 from the attached PDF file for your class

During the Activity

Distribute the page to the class.

Follow the activity procedures:
Activity A:

Discuss the characteristics of a garden, and read the book: The Ugly Vegetables to the class

Activity B:

Trace out the outline of a standing volunteer on a butcher block paper

Cover the desktop with business cards

Find the number of cards used

Use the calculator to count the number of rows and number of cards in each row and calculate the area

Use two centimeter grid paper and find the number of squares required to cover the desktop

Discuss the usefulness of having standard units of measuring area

Activity C:

Plan a garden using the Garden Grid that has ten squares in each row and total of ten rows

Each small square on the grid represents one large square in the actual garden plot

Activity D:

Pass out Plant cutout cards

Use the calculator to choose the number and kinds of plants to be planted

Activity E:

Pass out the Vegetable Price tables

Use the calculator to find the total cost of the plants

Plan the number and kinds of plants that would fit in the given budget

After the Activity

Review student results

As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging

Re-teach concepts as necessary

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Before the Activity Files

Teacher Notes Appendix A PDF Teacher Notes Appendix B PDF Teacher Notes PDF

Author

Texas Instruments

Alignment

Standards Alignment

Textbook Alignment

Subject Area

Math: Elementary Math: Math and Literature

Math: Elementary Math: Number Sense and Estimation

Math: Elementary Math: Algebraic Thinking

Math: Elementary Math: Basic Facts

Level

K-5

Activity Time

60 Minutes

TI Calculator

TI-15 Explorer™/TI-10

Other Materials

Book: The Ugly Vegetables
Grid paper
Garden grid
Plant cutout activity sheets
Crayons or markers
Glue
Scissors
Playing cards or old business cards
Play money
Vegetable price table

Resource Types

Lessons

Report an Issue

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